Draft hitch



J. J. DONAHUE DRAFT HITCH Filed June 22, 1922 3111x214? or zfzfjdmiil 4:5 i andihas an upwardly extending bani) formi and aimsto provide novel means-for direct-1 A Es J; m mes,

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; DRAFT-HITCH;

i Application filed .Tune'22,

This invention relates to farm machinery,

ing the pull, of the draft animals; hitched thereto, directly to'the frame, and i ple;

ments supported thereby. .7 V Another objectof the invention is' to PTO, vide means for adjusting the draft rods with respect to the implementssupportedby the frame of the machine, to insure the 1mplements operating at proper depths.

With the foregoing and other Ob ects in Y view whichwill appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the cont bination and arrangement of parts, and in j the details of constructionhereinafter-described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of. the

" cultivator disclosing a device-constructed in accordance with the present invention as ap- 1 d i Ina cultlvator construct1on,a wheelsupplied thereto y w p Figure 2is a fragmentalbottom plan view of the draft bar anddraft rods Figure 3is a sectional view takenon line" 3-3 ofFigure 2, the single trees andtheir supporting bars being" shown in elevation.

1 Referring to, the drawing in detail, the in 'vention is shown as applied-'to-a cultivator butiit is to be understood that the device may,

be applied to. any farm machine wherein it animals In the present'showing the refer ence' character 5 designates the supporting wheelsof a machine, which are mounted on the shaft 6 that in turn has connection with, the vertical-ha rs 7 'orbody ofthe machi'ne.

The tongue Sis secured to the body 7 in the usual and Well known manner, the bar 9 being also secured to the body 7 which bar 9 supports the seat portion 10 of the machine.

The cultivator frame is indicated at '11,

ing'a part thereof, which bar connects with i f .the' tongue .8 as at 13; Formedi'nthe tongue i ,8, is an elongated opening 14c, 'wh1ch accom-' modates the draw-bolt 15 carried by the bars isdesired to equalize the pull of the draft i922, Seria1 No.i57 0,141. 7'

l5'and bar 16, theIdraw-bolt being designed v to secure the bars'15 and 16 together,but permit ofunovelnent thereof with'respect to the tongue 8. 1

Pivotally supported between the b ars at points adgacentr to the {ends thereof, are

the single-trees'17 which; are formed Wit hook extremities to" receive the trace ends, 7

of a harness. the end thereof, which openings accommo- The bar l6 h'as openings in date the hook extremities of the draft rods J nBCtlO11' \Vlth the cultivator frame 11 v as" 1 19 These rods'19 extend downwardly and I Lhave -the1r opposite ends disposed insuitable I openings'in the uprights 20 which have con through the angular disposed bars 2 l th'at are secured to the frame'by means of the" clevices22; Thus it will be seen'that the pull of. the draft animals'hitched to the cultivator is directed to the frame 11 to cause the blades carriedthereby to operate at, a proper depth. p l

Having thus describedtheinvention, what is claimed as new is:

portedframe, a cultivator frame including sidebars andupwardly extended front bars having connection with the wheel supported frame, uprights secured to the side barsfan'd having a plurality of vertically spaced openwheel supported frama'said tongue having an elongated opening,a bar mounted under the tongueradjacent to the opening, a pair of bars mounted above the first mentioned bars and "arranged on opposite, sides of the tongue, a bolt passing through the bars and elongated opening to movably connect the;

bars to the tongue, single-trees mountedbevator frame;

v Intestimony thatI claimthe foregoing as Q; "my own, I havehereto aflixed my signature;v

rJA nsJ.romaine c I I ings formed thereimrods having one of their.;- respective-ends posltloned in one ofthe open1ngs,.a tongue forming a part of the Q i a, the rods to exert a direct pull on the culti-' 

